Michael Aldrich

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Michael Aldrich was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering online shopping and developing one of the first systems to connect consumers to businesses via a domestic television and telephone line.

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instanceOf entrepreneur
human
awardReceived Queen’s Award for Industry (for his company) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1941-08-22
dateOfDeath 2014-05-19
developed online shopping system using modified domestic television
system connecting television to a real-time transaction processing computer via telephone line
educatedAt Clapham College NERFINISHED
University of London
employer Redifon Computers NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electronic commerce
information technology
telecommunications
founded Aldrich Group NERFINISHED
Rediffusion Computer Services NERFINISHED
genre business innovation
hasChild James Aldrich NERFINISHED
Julian Aldrich NERFINISHED
Nicola Aldrich NERFINISHED
Tim Aldrich NERFINISHED
inception online shopping concept in 1979
influenced development of e-commerce
retail industry
knownFor connecting consumers to businesses via domestic television and telephone line
developing an early online shopping system
pioneering online shopping
languageSpoken English
nationality British
notableWork Videotex-based online shopping system
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
inventor
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Brighton NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of Redifon
managing director of Redifon Computers
residence Brighton NERFINISHED
spouse Sandra Aldrich NERFINISHED
workLocation Brighton NERFINISHED

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